Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 01, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 166 166 617 Osprey 1 1 61 Bald Eagle 4 4 44 Northern Harrier 9 9 398 Sharp-shinned Hawk 55 55 1809 Cooper's Hawk 3 3 46 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 4 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 7109 Red-tailed Hawk 8 8 37 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 10 10 977 Merlin 0 0 68 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 17 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 257 257 11189 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 11:30:00 Total observation time: 4.5 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Tom Bolohan Visitors: Thanks to Tom B. for spotting assistance. Weather: Another day of relentless sun. Winds near the ground began moderate ENE, shifting to E and weakening by midday; nevertheless, a few high wisps appeared to be on a NW vector. Temps from 10C to 19C. Raptor Observations: A modest flight -- Turkey Vultures are clearly moving, along with the first trickle of larger Buteos. Non-raptor Observations: The most notable non-raptor was a single Cackling Goose dwarfed by its 7 Canada flight mates. eBird list here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S276750411 Predictions: Thursday's calling for E & SE, so a modest flight at most is expected. Although the SW winds predicted throughout Friday would ideally be stronger, the time is right for some Peregrines to be moving through. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Chris Burris (ravenrunninghome@gmail.com) Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.ezlink.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=392